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The Oberlin Review

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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

An Oberlin garbage collector stops to deliver a new recycling bin. The city’s curbside collection will resume this Tuesday, marking the end of an eight-month hiatus which began when the collection trucks were destroyed by fire.

Curbside Recycling Pickup to Return on Tuesday

Laura Paddock November 14, 2014

Residential curbside recycling is set to resume in Oberlin on Tuesday, Nov. 18 after a nearly eight-month hiatus. Last February’s garage fire destroyed the city’s recycling trucks, temporarily halting...

District Moves Forward with School Construction

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief November 14, 2014

The Oberlin City School District is taking the next step in its plan to build a new elementary school in place of the current Oberlin High School football stadium. The school board and district administrators...

Rihanna Rey, OC ’12, marches in support of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan at a campaign event. The Cole Scholars program provides an avenue for current Oberlin students to work on political campaigns.

OIEP Celebrates 2 Decades of Cole Scholars

Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor November 14, 2014

Oberlin College will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics this weekend with two days of guest speakers, panels and the return of Cole Scholars alumni. The OIEP...

Feature Photo: SFP Speaks Out

Feature Photo: SFP Speaks Out

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor November 14, 2014

This Wednesday, under a cold gray sky, 40 students huddled outside the Cox Administration Building to speak against the conviction of Palestinian-American activist Rasmea Odeh at an event hosted...

The proposed NEXUS pipeline will run through northeast Ohio and into Michigan. According to certain Oberlin community members and city officials, Spectra Energy, the company behind the pipeline, has provided conflicting
information on the details of the project.

Pipeline to Transport Gas through Oberlin

Sarah Conner November 14, 2014

Spectra Energy has moved forward with its plan to build a 250-mile gas pipeline through Oberlin. Spectra, an S&P 500 company, plans on investing up to $1.5 billion into the NEXUS pipeline, which...

Off the Cuff: Dr. Joy Karega-Mason, assistant professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Elizabeth Dobbins November 7, 2014

Dr. Joy Karega-Mason, assistant professor of Rhetoric and Composition, gave a lecture this Thursday in Lord Lounge titled “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: The Politics of Black Language Practices...

Hospital, Employees Negotiate Wage Increases

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief November 7, 2014

After more than two months of contentious negotiation, Mercy Regional Medical Center employers in Lorain reached an agreement this past Friday on a new contract with their union employees. The...

For Sustainable Design, New Club Turns to Nature

Dyani Sabin November 7, 2014

If you want to know how to create more sustainable architecture, you might want to ask the birds and the bees. At least that’s what the members of Oberlin’s first-ever Biomimicry Club, an...

Co-op Provides Accessible Practice Area, Equipment

Laura Paddock November 7, 2014

A single drumstick impales the scuffed ceiling of the windowless and empty Wilder 404. The room, however, will not be empty for long. Beginning this semester, room 404 will house the Gear Co-op,...

President Marvin Krislov anxiously watches the midterm election returns with College first-years Dan Marcelle and Daniel Pardee. This year’s elections saw success across the board for the Republican Party, which swept both Ohio
and the rest of the country.

Republicans Sweep Ohio Midterm Elections

Madeline Stocker, News Editor November 7, 2014

If someone asks what’s red and red and red all over, the answer might be the results of Lorain County’s midterm election. Not only did gubernatorial incumbent John Kasich rise to re-election...

College Plans Expansion of Financial Literacy Program

Kate Kingma November 7, 2014

Beth Tallman, coordinator of the Financial Literacy and Creativity and Leadership Program, is looking to expand the Oberlin Financial Literacy Program, a program based out of the Conservatory...

Security Report: Thursday, Oct. 30 – Wednesday, Nov. 5

November 7, 2014

Thursday, Oct. 30 12:50 p.m. A student reported the theft of a bookbag from Dascomb Hall. The bookbag is red and blue and contained a silver MacBook Air valued at $850, a small Canon camera,...

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